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Originally Posted by BBKing
I think that's over-optimistic, given that ADSL 2 would be needed to push that to reasonable exchange<>premise distances and 2+ isn't certified, AFAIK. You're talking a big upgrade of existing exchanges before it would become viable for most ADSL ISPs (who aren't LLU and can't buy their own ADSL2/2+ kit).
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True but some of the bigger exchanges are being upgraded fairly frequently.
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To save me checking, is much existing ADSL CPE (e.g. my router) ADSL 2 upgradable or do you need to buy new stuff?
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I think you need ADSL2 capable equipment. I deliberately sought out a router that has ADSL2/2+ support just in case.
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It'll happen, no question, but at least a year behind ntl before most people have 3Mb ADSL available.
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It's surprising how quick it could happen. A year ago 1Mbps ADSL was just a dream and BT were reluctant to let people sign up even for 512kbps if they weren't close enough. Turned out the restriction was not technical however, just BT were sticking to theoretical tolerances but with a bit of tweaking and a more relaxed policy they found they could reach much futher and increase speeds.
Cheap 2Mbps ADSL has come about much quicker than I expected.
Still, as I say, I'm interested to see what NTL do with ADSL.